Jessiah Boy
How popular is Jessiah?
#1,808 boy name in 2025
88 baby boys were named Jessiah in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Jessiah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,808 for boys (▼ 167 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 88 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,444 in 2015, #1,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (144 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,271 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 89% boys, 11% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jessiah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jesiah family of names ranked #650 for boys in 2025 (#589 the year before), with 400 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jessiah is most popular
Babies named Jessiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Jessiah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 28 | #3,882 |
| 1990s | 102 | #4,220 |
| 2000s | 445 | #1,773 |
| 2010s | 1,000 | #1,317 |
| 2020s | 704 | #1,271 |
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Questions
- Is Jessiah a boy or girl name?
- Jessiah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Jessiah were boys.
- How popular is the name Jessiah?
- 88 baby boys were named Jessiah in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Jessiah most popular?
- Jessiah peaked in 2020, when 144 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,271 in 2020.
- How many people are named Jessiah?
- 2,634 babies have been named Jessiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,611 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Jessiah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jessiah was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.